Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation
It's also partnering with hardware makers, like the Oasis ring, to let customers dictate…
Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock
Oracle co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison has canceled a planned sale of his…
a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B
Earlier this month, Elise announced the launch of an AI "teammate" called Apollo that…
Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18
On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus, investors, founders, and tech leaders…
Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
Chamath Palihapitiya, best known for his venture capital firm Social Capital and the All-In…
Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work
AI browsers were all the rage in 2025. Companies large and small tried to…
India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call
That layered stack — model makers, orchestrators, and application-layer players all trying to lock…
The clock is ticking: Final 24 hours to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Tables are limited and first come, first served. The startups competing for the spotlight,…
Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B Valuation, launches AI agents for business users
The round was led by Robot Ventures, with participation from other backers including Nvidia,…
This startup’s super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives
How humans alloy metals is essentially the same today as it was in the…
An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise
There's something almost too meta about this one, via Bloomberg. Lyzr, a three-year-old, Jersey…
Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation
Defense tech Hadrian announced on Thursday that it had raised a fresh $1.37 billion round…
Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight
Silicon Valley is known for embracing the ethos of "move fast and break things."…
Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms
Given that Snorkel sells reinforcement learning (RL) environments and complete datasets rather than human…
Anthropic raises $65 Billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO
Anthropic has snagged $65 billion in funding at a $965 billion post-money valuation in…
HaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment
Box. Boho. Knotlesss. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: Braided…
